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Preakness Stakes Betting Sites

The second leg of the Triple Crown runs at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Once post positions are announced, Preakness Stakes morning line odds will go out and we’ll…

In-Play Horse Racing Betting Sites

In-play horse racing betting just might be the fastest and most dynamic form of betting on the internet. A typical horse race does not last long, and things can change quickly whe…

Accumulator Betting Explained: How Do Acca Wagers Work?

Accumulator bets (also known as parlays) have captured the imagination of countless punters over the years with promises of huge payouts for just a small outlay. No other wager in…

Breeders Cup Betting Sites: How and Where to Wager Online

The richest horse race in North America each year is not the Preakness Stakes nor is it the Belmont Stakes. Nor is it even the Kentucky Derby itself. The biggest horse race in the…

Why Sky Bet Affiliate Program Was Unceremoniously Terminated

Online betting giant Sky Bet and its associated gaming brands gave notice in early September 2017 that they would shutter their entire affiliate programme with effect from 2 Octob…

What to Do When You Win a Huge Sports Betting Payout Online

For the most part, sports betting is a long term game with small wins and losses that add up over time to form a trend. Hopefully you win more than you lose, but generally sports…

Cash Transfer Betting Sites

Cash transfer deposits are most useful for gamblers who live in areas where the banking system is either unreliable or hostile to online betting. The primary advantage of using a…

What Are Official Ratings in Horse Racing, and What They Can and Cannot Tell You

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) gives horses an Official Rating (OR) as a means of helping us determine the quality of the horse. Official BHA ratings in horse racing are…

Belmont Stakes Betting Sites: How and Where to Wager

The Belmont Stakes takes place at Belmont Park in New York. It is the final leg of the famed Triple Crown series which also features the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.The 1.…

List of Active Betting Subreddits

As one of the 10-most active websites in the world and home to a massive community of real people, Reddit is a goldmine of interesting and useful information for just about every…

Artificial Intelligence in Sports Betting: What It Means for You

Automated pricing and automated monitoring are standard at large betting operators, and have been for years — this is no longer a coming development. How much of that is machine l…

How Countries Block Gambling Websites

Making a betting site unreachable is one of the most widely used ways a country enforces its gambling law, and it is done in more than one way. The mechanism matters, because each…

Online Gambling Alternative Dispute Resolution System

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) providers are third-party services whose purpose is to resolve disputes between consumers and businesses without taking small cases to court.…

The Oldest Bookmaking Names to Move Online

Bookmaking is a tough and unforgiving business that has seen many promising startups go live, begin making a name for themselves and then implode in spectacular fashion as a resul…

Deposit Bonus Wagering Requirements Explained

We mention wagering requirements frequently here at OnlineBettingSites.com but up until today, we’ve been acting as if everyone is already familiar with the concept. It’s time we…

Know Your Customer: Online Betting KYC Identity Verification

Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and identity verification procedures are the cause of considerable consternation for new gamblers. Even if you have made multiple purchases on…

Closed and Renamed Betting Brands

Betting brands disappear more often than the industry's advertising suggests, and they rarely disappear quietly — they are closed, sold, or renamed as part of a transaction that a…

2017 Cheltenham Festival Betting: Promotions and Odds

Image credit: Steven JonesThe first day of the Cheltenham Festival is less than a week away as we prepare once again for another big day on the National Hung racing calendar. With…

Match Fixing in Sports: Is There a Solution?

When lawmakers debated legalising sports betting, one of the first concerns raised was always match fixing and the corruption of professional sport — amateur sport included. In th…

Tilt, Near-Misses and Tiredness: How Betting Fools Your Judgement

The reward system in the human brain did not evolve to handle randomness. It reacts to outcomes that look like wins, to outcomes that nearly were wins, and to being tired — and no…